Cumdach

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English

Noun

Cumdach (uncountable)

  1. "A jeweled and elaborately decorated box used in late 9th-century Ireland for keeping manuscript books"[1]
    Synonym: book shrine

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References

  1. ↑ Glaister, Geoffrey A. 'Encyclopedia of the Book'. New Castle: Oak Knoll Press, 2001. Print.
  2. ↑ Macchi, Federico, Livio Macchi, Milena Alessi, Michel Wittock, and Piccarda Quilici. Dizionario Illustrato Della Legatura. Milano: S. Bonnard, 2002. Print.
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